Foreign visitors should register at the enquiries desk before entering the exhibition halls.
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湖南省科技馆
The museum consists of two separate buildings: Buildings A & B. Building A hosts the main exhibition halls while Building B contains the children's wing.
谢子龙影像艺术馆
湖南省森林植物园
A large botanical garden in the city's south. Here you will find azaleas, magnolias, cherry trees, bamboo and various other plant species. There is also a zoo, a golf club, an amusement park, a water park and a hotel. See here for the official map.
田汉大剧院
湖南第一师范学院
Founded in 1903 and built on the former site of an old Song Dynasty academy. The institution's best-known student was Mao Zedong, who undertook his secondary studies here from 1913 to 1918 when it was known as the Hunan First Normal School. From 1921 to 1923, Mao was the principal of the school's affiliated primary school. Today, Hunan First Normal University has two campuses. The old campus in Tianxin District features a museum about Mao Zedong. The new campus is in Yuelu District.
白沙古井公园,白沙井 Baisha Well
This is a local park that contains a well. Although the well is nearly dry, you can still see people filling up containers with the little water that is left.